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5. Explain why a charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand.

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A charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand because of earthing. Our body is a good conductor of electricity so, there is charge transfer from the charged body to the earth.

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Divya Prakash Singh

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The human body is an electric conductor. As a result, when we come into contact with a charged objects, our bodies conduct their charges to the Earth .That is why, if it loses its charge.

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Jaspreet kaur

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